Roseanne Barr's Son Blasts Her 'Roseanne' Costars, Says They 'Conspired' to Take the Show From Her
Roseanne Barr's Son Blasts Her 'Roseanne' Costars, Says They 'Conspired' to Take the Show From Her
Ereine Marie Aspera Thu, August 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM UTC
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Roseanne Barrās son Jake Pentland accused her former 'Roseanne' costars of 'conspiring' against her.MEGA; Roseanne Barr/YouTube
Roseanne Barrās son is coming to his motherās defense amid the long-running controversy surrounding the cancelation of Roseanne.
On Wednesday, August 12, Jake Pentland called out Michael Fishman after the former child star shared a lengthy Instagram video addressing the end of the ABC sitcom. Fishman, who played Barrās son DJ Conner on the hit series, said the show was ārightfully canceled.ā
Jake Pentland accused the āRoseanneā cast of āconspiringā to take the show away from his mother, Roseanne Barr.Roseanne Barr/YouTube
Pentland, however, strongly disagrees with that assessment.
He told TMZ that the cast was āselling out the woman who launched their careers.ā
His comments come years after ABC pulled the plug on the Roseanne revival following a controversial 2018 tweet by Barr about Valerie Jarrett, a former senior adviser to Barack Obama.
"I had no idea about Jarrett's African-American ancestry when suggesting that the political aide looked like the 'Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes had a baby,'" Barr wrote at the time.
Barr later acknowledged the backlash surrounding her post while explaining her intentions. She doubled down that she never meant it the way people took it.
'Real Harm Was Done'
Michael Fishman recently pushed back against social media claims defending Roseanne Barr and criticizing the sitcom's cancelation.MEGA
Pentland acknowledged that āreal harm was doneā but argued that his mother ultimately paid the highest price.
According to Pentland, Barr's costars "conspired to take Roseanne's show from her after taking her social media post out of context.ā
āThey never asked Roseanne what she meant and prevented her from publicly defending herself,ā Pentland added.
Fishman Pushes Back on Barr's Defenders
ABC canceled the āRoseanneā revival in 2018 following Roseanne Barr's controversial tweet about Valerie Jarrett.@reelmfishman/Instagram
Fishman recently addressed the controversy after coming across a social media comment, which read, āThe reboot got canceled because Roseanne made the usual jokes a comedian makes, but America decided to backstab Roseanne."
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āAt the time, the LGBTQ and woke c--- took over and started destroying anything it could. Roseanne was one of the people that all of a sudden got flak for remaining to be an edgy comedian,ā it continued. āFunny thing is even if she was racist, she had already said more egregious jokes and nobody batted an eye before.ā
Rather than ignore the post, Fishman explained why he decided to respond after years of staying quiet.
āI get this every day. I get these kinds of ignorant and inaccurate comments daily,ā he began, appearing visibly frustrated. āMostly, I try to ignore them.
He added, "For over eight years, Iāve been dealing with it quietly. Usually, I donāt respond. After eight years, turning the other cheek really isnāt helping."
Fishman Said He Still Has 'Love' for Barr
Jake Pentland acknowledged that Roseanne Barr's comments caused āreal harmā but argued that his mother suffered the consequences.Carsey-Werner Company
Fishman also rejected the idea that political arguments should be used to rewrite what happened to the sitcom.
āSo, I guess the world failed to learn the lesson. So Iām going to point out. We are perpetuating a lie, and people are using a political smokescreen to justify the indefensible,ā he said.
Despite his criticism of the claims surrounding the show's cancelation, Fishman continued to express affection for the actress while acknowledging the seriousness of her actions.
āGood people make mistakes,ā he said of Barr in his Instagram video. āAnd I love the one who made this mistake. I always will. Iāll always have compassion and love, and Iāve shown it continuously, and she helped the world understand that good people can make mistakes.ā
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